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Offline Rat Catcher

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Revisiting My Childhood
« on: August 23, 2018, 01:25:59 pm »
Went for a pint up above in Dublin last night with a couple of colleagues/competitors so decided to have a swim this morning in the Northside SC pool. I was there a couple of times as a boy many many years ago (although I mostly swam in St. Paul's, Raheny) so, being the summer holidays anall I was expecting it to be packed with kids. Well, I was in for a pleasant surprise. I had the entire pool to myself for the princely sum of €4.50. An absolutely fantastic facility, clinically clean, friendly, courteous staff... I'll be back!
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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2018, 01:38:30 pm »
get a passport for leisure fromthe council gives you cheap entry to pools or gyms you need to be over 55 but they dint check ,
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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2018, 01:39:56 pm »
Might bring the kids down
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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2018, 01:50:15 pm »
Quote from: weird al wankovitch on August 23, 2018, 01:39:56 pm
Might bring the kids down

The pool WAS clinically clean!!
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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2018, 01:52:43 pm »
Quote from: Shallowhal on August 23, 2018, 01:50:15 pm
Quote from: weird al wankovitch on August 23, 2018, 01:39:56 pm
Might bring the kids down

The pool WAS clinically clean!!
Just trying to make it as accurate to his childhood experience
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The Liffey Lip

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2018, 01:56:42 pm »
Quote from: john m on August 23, 2018, 01:38:30 pm
get a passport for leisure fromthe council gives you cheap entry to pools or gyms you need to be over 55 but they dint check ,

They looked....
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dalymount

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2018, 02:54:30 pm »
I have heard that before about free entry to the gyms tell us more ffs
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john m

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2018, 03:20:22 pm »
Its not free its subsidized .www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-recreation-culture-sports-facilities/passport-leisure  Reduced entry Gym 13 euro a month they also do reduced prices on entry tickets to shows and sporting events .
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dalymount

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2018, 03:50:25 pm »
Is that for ALL gyms,or just those  under DCC control ?
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john m

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2018, 04:06:30 pm »
Quote from: dalymount on August 23, 2018, 03:50:25 pm
Is that for ALL gyms,or just those  under DCC control ?

Councils .There is a list somewhere on line did they open some sort of pool in Clontarf ?
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dalymount

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2018, 04:21:49 pm »
no that is the new baths. your not allowed to use the swimming pool unless you have your own insurance. the restraunt in it does great business though
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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2018, 08:01:07 pm »
Quote from: Shallowhal on August 23, 2018, 01:50:15 pm
Quote from: weird al wankovitch on August 23, 2018, 01:39:56 pm
Might bring the kids down

The pool WAS clinically clean!!
Now there's a ring around it. 8)
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Offline Shallowhal

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2018, 08:12:13 pm »
Quote from: silverbullet on August 23, 2018, 08:01:07 pm
Quote from: Shallowhal on August 23, 2018, 01:50:15 pm
Quote from: weird al wankovitch on August 23, 2018, 01:39:56 pm
Might bring the kids down

The pool WAS clinically clean!!
Now there's a ring around it. 8)

He did say....like his childhood...or something like that!!
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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2018, 08:15:26 pm »
Quote from: Shallowhal on August 23, 2018, 08:12:13 pm
Quote from: silverbullet on August 23, 2018, 08:01:07 pm
Quote from: Shallowhal on August 23, 2018, 01:50:15 pm
Quote from: weird al wankovitch on August 23, 2018, 01:39:56 pm
Might bring the kids down

The pool WAS clinically clean!!
Now there's a ring around it. 8)

He did say....like his childhood...or something like that!!
He was given a few lengths by the Christian brothers!!
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Offline IrishTim1

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Re: Revisiting My Childhood
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2018, 11:23:33 pm »
Quote from: Rat Catcher on August 23, 2018, 01:25:59 pm
Went for a pint up above in Dublin last night with a couple of colleagues/competitors so decided to have a swim this morning in the Northside SC pool. I was there a couple of times as a boy many many years ago (although I mostly swam in St. Paul's, Raheny) so, being the summer holidays anall I was expecting it to be packed with kids. Well, I was in for a pleasant surprise. I had the entire pool to myself for the princely sum of €4.50. An absolutely fantastic facility, clinically clean, friendly, courteous staff... I'll be back!

Jaysus, flashbacks to my childhood of swimming in that piss filled pool gulping down gallons of the water in my attempts to swim then onto Mannings bakery in the SC for chester cakes  lol
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